Arundhati Roy quits Berlin film festival over ‘stay out of politics’ comment | Berlin film festival

Arundhati Roy quits Berlin film festival over ‘stay out of politics’ comment | Berlin film festival

The author Arundhati Roy has withdrawn from the Berlinale after the film festival’s chief juror said film-makers must stay out of politics. The festival got off to a shaky start on Thursday... Read more »
The bristling wit and melancholy of Cees Nooteboom came to me when I needed it most | Books

The bristling wit and melancholy of Cees Nooteboom came to me when I needed it most | Books

In the opening to his acclaimed travelogue Roads to Santiago, the Dutch author Cees Nooteboom writes that “there are some places in the world where one is mysteriously magnified on arrival or... Read more »
‘I loved it!’: Brontë museum staff praise racy Wuthering Heights film | Wuthering Heights

‘I loved it!’: Brontë museum staff praise racy Wuthering Heights film | Wuthering Heights

Emerald Fennell’s film of Wuthering Heights opens with an aroused nun observing a hanged man with an erection. Other additions to Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel include BDSM, masturbation on the moors, beds... Read more »
‘There’s only one bed’, ‘fake dating’ and ‘opposites attract’: how tropes took over romance | Romance books

‘There’s only one bed’, ‘fake dating’ and ‘opposites attract’: how tropes took over romance | Romance books

Opposites attract. He falls first. Coffee shop. Forced proximity. Sports romance. University sports romance. Ivy League university sports romance! Best friend’s brother. Brother’s best friend. Slow burn. Age gap. Amnesia. Wounded hero.... Read more »
Senior Reform UK figures attend launch of How to Launder Money book | Reform UK

Senior Reform UK figures attend launch of How to Launder Money book | Reform UK

As a choice for a book title, How to Launder Money certainly caught the eye. But then again, its co-author George Cottrell claims to know what he’s talking about. A close aide... Read more »
Daily Cartoon: Friday, February 13th

Daily Cartoon: Friday, February 13th

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Senior Reform UK figures attend launch of How to Launder Money book | Reform UK

26 Books for Reading US History in 2026

This year, 2026, marks the 250th anniversary of the United States—in other words, 250 years of American history. In case you hadn’t noticed, at BookBrowse, we love historical fiction, and historical nonfiction,... Read more »
The bristling wit and melancholy of Cees Nooteboom came to me when I needed it most | Books

‘His favourite book was by Jordan Peterson, which was a massive ick’: how books perform on dating apps | Books

‘One of my Hinge prompts is: ‘What’s the best book you read this year?’ and I swipe left on anyone who says a book I don’t like,” says 29-year-old Ayo*. “Someone once... Read more »
‘Handmaid’s Tale future’: Reform’s Matt Goodwin sparks outcry with fertility comments | Reform UK

‘Handmaid’s Tale future’: Reform’s Matt Goodwin sparks outcry with fertility comments | Reform UK

Reform UK’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection has been accused of wanting a “Handmaid’s Tale future” after unearthed YouTube footage revealed he called for “young girls and women” to be... Read more »
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